Use the Following to Answer the Questions Below

question 65

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer the questions below.
Shipments of Product X from a plant to a wholesaler are made in lots of 600.The wholesaler's average demand for X is 100 units per week.Lead time from plant to wholesaler is 4 weeks.The wholesaler pays for the shipments when they leave the plant.
-Refer to the instruction above.If the plant reduces its shipment lot size from 600 to 400 units and keeps its 4 week lead time,what is the wholesaler's new total cycle plus pipeline inventories?

• A)600 units
• B)300 units
• C)500 units
• D)400 units

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Definitions:

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that describes the number of successes in a fixed number of independent experiments, each with the same probability of success.

Normal Distribution

A bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most values cluster around a central mean and probabilities for values taper off equally in both directions.

Probability of Success

The likelihood that an action, experiment, or event will produce a desired outcome, often used in the context of statistical experiments.

Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent states across a number of observations or trials.